Roanoke bass
| Roanoke Bass | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Centrarchidae |
| Genus: | Ambloplites |
| Species: | A. cavifrons |
| Binomial name | |
| Ambloplites cavifrons Cope, 1868 | |
The Roanoke bass (Ambloplites cavifrons) is a species of freshwater fish in the sunfish family (Centrarchidae) of order Perciformes. It is native only to a few river systems, including the Eno River in North Carolina and the Roanoke River in Virginia and North Carolina.
A. cavifrons reaches a maximum recorded overall length of 36 cm (14 in) and a maximum recorded weight of 620 g (1.4 lb).
It prefers clear, rocky creeks and pools.
References
- NatureServe (2013). "Ambloplites cavifrons". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Ambloplites cavifrons" in FishBase. June 2014 version.
- "Ambloplites cavifrons". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
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